WHEELS september edition -out today.. Black Tauraus FPV cover

[HULK EF]

Has a photoshop of an FPV tauraus looking thing on thew cover.. black.. Looks allright..

TITLE beside it... 3.5 litre twin turbo AWD FPV..

Anybody red the article? anything new?

or just a gathering of internet rumours and old photo's allready posted on the web..

[nstg8a]

why dont you buy it and tell us?

[XRGhia]

btw, before people say "what's tomorrow's thread gonna be", this is Hulk EF, not HULKBA......


back on topic, I wouldn't mind knowing too....

[charles_wif_xf]

Originally Posted by xrghiawagon

btw, before people say "what's tomorrow's thread gonna be", this is Hulk EF, not HULKBA......

There is a difference???

[Giant Cranium]

Originally Posted by charles_wif_xf

There is a difference???

BURN!

[Luke Plaizier]

Scanners at the ready. 1...2...3....

[Benjamin Smith]

i have it in front of me now and it looks so far what i have seen wheels trying to push the falcon death again.

[robertjp]

but who in the media will spring to the falcon's defense. Does anyone remember the attack the ABC had on Mitsubishi and how Wheels said that they (ABC) had been getting it wrong for so long.

[Benjamin Smith]

3 pages that this oversized underpowered shipping badge will sell better then what we already have and in FWD too. The one they have on the front only puts out 300 kw at the motor. If that ever comes out I'm not buying it.

[Oxa384]

[buggerlugs]

Struth !!! Looks alright to me.......

[ED Classic]

Looks the goods, not sure needs to be bigger/heavier than our current model though, besides twin turbo and torque at the low end is still down on F6

[XRGhia]

mmm.... do want one

[platinumXR]

Can't say I am surprised. Been a long time coming and IIRC some, or most on here hypothesized / predicted the same. Time, and a bad memory may prove me wrong.

AWD, TT-V6?...well...even if it seems ordinary against an F6 now; there would be plenty of room for improvement & development I suspect. If it were lighter / similar weight to current Falcon (and all we were able to be offered from FoA / FPV) with AWD, I can see it being developed into a good gadget.

I have seen some good figures from Taurus SHO's.

[AMGC63]

Looks like a Suburu..

[GT014]

Originally Posted by Benjamin Smith

i have it in front of me now and it looks so far what i have seen wheels trying to push the falcon death again.

I got it and just shook my head as I was reading it. Basically they are pushing the Falcon death and photoshopped the new Territory Front on to the Ford saying it is the next facelift and Fords last hurrah

[nstg8a]

next gen taurus is downsizing iirc, so will be alot closer to falcon sized. but its all conjecture and crystal ball gazing at the moment.

[Oxa384]

Originally Posted by REXY_2010

I got it and just shook my head as I was reading it. Basically they are pushing the Falcon death and photoshopped the new Territory Front on to the Ford saying it is the next facelift and Fords last hurrah

good i hope its the last falcon.we all know its going to happen and im sick of hearing about it in the media and on this forum.ford australia are useless, so kill it i say.give us the focus/taurus/mustang.game over

[platinumXR]

Originally Posted by REXY_2010

I got it and just shook my head as I was reading it. Basically they are pushing the Falcon death and photoshopped the new Territory Front on to the Ford saying it is the next facelift and Fords last hurrah

Despite everyones protests (including purchasers at the showroom); if it is going to happen...it will happen whether we like it or not. I personally would prefer to see the Falcon remain as Australian as it is now, but; Sentiment has no place in economics.

Although...an AWD Falcon would be a tasty morsel to tune...

[whynot]

This month’s Wheels Magazine is a Falcon death special edition; brought to you by GMH.

While admitting that it is around five years away, there are six glossy full pages that effectively sink the boot into the Falcon. The sad part is that the Falcon iLPG gets two pages.

[LightningStrike]

Should I be excited about gaining a front diff and losing torque - and how much extra do they think I'll be paying for this?

Yep, and I'm sure it will have perfect 50/50 weight distribution, like all Tauruses.....

I am more interested in FGII, and the info on the LPI Falcon in this same issue. My issue of Wheels got taken to work and sent to the Fleet Manager with post-its marking the LPI Falcon. Looking forward to seeing one on fleet!!

[FreddyDUZ747]

Hmmm,growing on my I think....

[nstg8a]

if it happens i hope they kill the falcon name. while 'falcon' has a lot of history it also has a lot of baggage, maybe its time for a new start for ford oz.

[AMGC63]

Far too "boy racer", it looks like a Japanese HSV.

[tranquilized]

Ive read it quickly. It doesnt contain anything we dont already know. Some might say it's kicking the boot into Falcon and more signs of Holden bias, but anyone can see the writing is on the wall for the Falcon - it's game over. I have no doubt it will all pan out almost exactly as described in the article.

As for the FPV Taurus photoshop, it's irrelevant and only there to sell more copies of the magazine, because as I'm sure we all know, and it was in the article as well, the car we get to replace the Falcon will be based on the next generation Taurus, not the barge they sell over there now.

[Supercharged]

More made up magazine bull to sell their mag.

[tranquilized]

Originally Posted by nstg8a

if it happens i hope they kill the falcon name. while 'falcon' has a lot of history it also has a lot of baggage, maybe its time for a new start for ford oz.

Totally agree. The Ford Falcon name is too famous for it's own good I reckon. So many people (who know absolutely nothing about cars - or care) seem to have the opinion that the falcon has no style, or is a boring family car. You know, not "trendy" enough. It's unique engineering attributes that we love it for mean nothing to the general car buyer.

From both a marketing and historical perspective, the Falcon name shouldn't be applied to an American designed FWD car. 56 - 57 years isn't a bad run...

[Supercharged]

Originally Posted by AMGC63

Far too "boy racer", it looks like a Japanese HSV.

You got that right, just how many stick on plastic bits can fit on the outside of a car, look over a HSV and count if you can count that high.

[AWD Chaser]

No TMs for any new FPVs yet

[jpd80]

Slow news month, no new Holdens coming out....

Another rehash of diahorrea already beaten to death........